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Curriculum Vita

ALENE HAWES HARRIS PERSONAL INFORMATION Office: Box 541, Peabody College Home: 48 Green View Nashville, TN 37203 Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 343-1493 (phone) (615) 298-2784 (phone) (615) 343-6148 (fax) (615) 297-6058 (fax) Office – 268 Wyatt Center

[email protected] FACULTY APPOINTMENT Research Asst. Professor of Education SPECIAL APPOINTMENT Director of Education Programs of the VaNTH Engineering Research Center (ERC) in

Bioengineering Education and Technology AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION K-12 classroom management and effective instruction Engineering education, using HPL-guided lesson design, delivery, and assessment Middle school/secondary English teacher education Training of inservice providers and of trainers of inservice providers Classroom observation Preparation of future STEM faculty EDUCATION Ph.D. Vanderbilt University 1988 Major: Education and Human Development M.A. George Peabody College for Teachers 1974 Major: Education B.A. Western Kentucky University 1969 Majors: English & Psychology


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010-present Classroom Management Coach for Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools Master’s Program

2007-present Assessment Coordinator for CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research,

Teaching, and Learning), sponsored by NSF. 2004-2006 Investigator with Metro Nashville Math-Science Partnership grant "Summer Science

Academy to Improve Highly Qualified Status of Middle School Science Teachers" (#4-26-100-2083).

2003-present Director of Education Programs of VaNTH Engineering Research Center in

Bioengineering Educational Technology (#4-22-430-3091) 2003-2004 Project Coordinator for the NSF GK12 Research Experiences for Teachers grant,

Alliance for the Enhancement of Science Education and Technology 2001-2004 Co-Principal Investigator for VaNTH Research Experiences for Teachers grant 2001-2003 Investigator with Center for Economic Development and Informational Technology

(CREDIT) 2001-present Project Head National Trainer for federally validated COMP: Creating Conditions

for Learning Program, Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

1999-present Investigator with the NSF-supported VaNTH Engineering Research Center in

Bioengineering Education (#4-22-430-3091) 1999-2001 Project Associate Director and National Trainer for federally validated COMP:

Creating Conditions for Learning Program, Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

1991-present Research Assistant Professor of Education, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, Peabody

College, Vanderbilt University 1991-present Instructor, ED 3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools, Dept. of Teaching and

Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

1991-1992 Assistant to the Coordinator for NCATE Institutional Reaccreditation, Peabody College at Vanderbilt University

1989-1991 Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Special Education, Peabody College,

Vanderbilt University

1989-1999 Project Coordinator and National Trainer for National Diffusion Network Project COMP, Grant #RO73A90006 [1989 - 1996] and COMP Project [1996 - present], Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University


1987-1988 Project Coordinator, Project UPWARD, Grant #G00873208, Dept. of Special Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

1988-1989 Research Associate, Dept. of Special Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt

University 1987-1988 Research Assistant, Project UPWARD, Grant #G00873208, Dept. of Special

Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 1987 (spring) Instructor, ED 1020, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt

University 1985-1986 Research Assistant, Far West Laboratory, Chapter I Whole-Day Study, Department

of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University 1986 (fall) Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt

University 1982-1985 Teacher, Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TN. (English, grades 7, 8, and 11;

General Science, grade 7) 1978-1982 Teacher, West End Junior High School, Nashville, TN. (Language Arts, grades 7 and

8; Life Science, grade 7; Humanities, grade 8) 1974-1978 Teacher and Department Chair of Language Arts, Wharton School, Nashville, TN.

(Language Arts, grade 7; Life Science, grade 7) 1973-1974 Team Leader, Teacher Corps Program, Wharton School, Nashville, TN 1971-1973 Teacher, Wharton School, Nashville, TN. (Language Arts, grade 7; Life Science,

grade 7) 1969-1971 Teacher, Parmer Elementary School, Nashville, TN. (Reading, grade 6; Language

Arts, grades 7 and 8) SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS Tennessee Teacher's Certificate #000451920 Elementary Certification, grades 1 through 8 Secondary Certification, English and General Science Certified National Trainer for National Diffusion Network (NDN) Program Classroom Management

and Organization Program (COMP) Certified Trainer for National Diffusion Network (NDN) Program Effective Use of Time Program

(EUOT) Certified Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) Trainer for Site-Based Decision Making


PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Board Member of anticipated Nashville Academy for Science and Engineering Charter School,

2005 - 2006 Member of NSF RET Panel, 2002 HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS 2010 Honorary Member, Alpha Delta Phi 2009 Distinguished Faculty Award, Department of Student Athletics, Vanderbilt 2002 Leadership Honoree, Peabody College Roundtable 1996 Co-winner of School Psychology Quarterly/APA Division 16 Fellows best article

1987 Vanderbilt Special Award for Dissertation Research

1986-88 Mrs. J. M. King Scholarship (Peabody graduate student award of both full tuition scholarship and research fellowship for graduate study)

1981 Phi Delta Kappa

1978 Delta Kappa Gamma

1968 Sigma Tau Delta (Honor Society in English)

1967 Gamma Beta Phi (Honor Society in Education) SCHOOL ADOPTIONS OF AUTHORED PROGRAMS 2011 Jere Baxter Middle School, Metro Nashville, TN, (all students grades 5-8) school-wide

program adoption of two vocabulary programs, It’s Not Greek to Me! and Latin and Loving It!

2011 Big Picture High School, Metro Nashville, adoption of two vocabulary programs, It’s Not

Greek to Me! and Latin and Loving It!

2010 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Salt Lake City, UT School, adoption of two vocabulary programs, It’s Not Greek to Me! and Latin and Loving It!

2009 Christ Presbyterian Academy Middle School and David Lipscomb Middle School (all

students grades 7-8 of both schools) adoption of two vocabulary programs, It’s Not Greek to Me! and Latin and Loving It!

2008 Brentwood Middle School, Williamson County Schools, (all students grades 7-8) adoption

of two vocabulary programs, It’s Not Greek to Me! and Latin and Loving It!


PUBLICATIONS Books Harris, A.H. Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School. 7th Edition. Ready to Teach (self published – class management text used in staff development for over 1400 educators in twelve states in past seven years and in teacher preparation by five Universities) Harris, A.H. It’s Not Greek to Me Student Book & It’s Not Greek to Me Student Instructor’s Manual. 3rd Edition. Ready to Teach (self published –phonemic vocabulary text used in secondary language arts classes in Metro Nashville schools and Williamson County Schools) Harris, A.H. Latin and Loving It & Latin and Loving It Instructor’s Manual. Ready to Teach (self published –phonemic vocabulary text used in secondary language arts classes in Metro Nashville schools and Williamson County Schools) Book Chapters

Collins, J.C., Harris, AH., Leinsenmeier, RA., and Olds, S. (2005) Testing Hypotheses of learning at the VaNTH Bioengineering Education Center: Applications to Nutrition and Metabolism. In J.L. Hargrove & C.D. Berdanier (Eds.) Mathematical Modeling in Nutrition and Toxicology. Athens, Georgia: Mathematical Biiology Press, pp. 235-244.

Evertson, C.M., & Harris, A.H. (1999). Support for managing learning-centered classrooms: The

Classroom Organization and Management Program. In H. J. Freiberg (Ed.), Beyond Behaviorism: Changing the Classroom Management Paradigm. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Journal Articles

Goodwin, A & Harris, A. Examining Greek and Latin Morpheme Instruction: Analysis of effectiveness and possible mediators. Submitted for publication to Languages Resources and Evaluation Journal, 2012.

Klein, S. & Harris, A. A User’s Guide to the Legacy Cycle. Journal of Education and Human

Development, 1 (1) (online journal) 16 pages, 2007. Harris, A.H. and Cox, M.F. Developing an Observation System to Capture Instructional Differences

in Engineering Classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 92: 329-336, October 2003. Cordray, D.S., Pion, G.M.. Harris, A., and Norris, P. (2003). The Value of the VaNTH Engineering

Research Center. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 47-54, July-August 2003.

Fuchs, D., Fuchs, L. S., Harris, A. H., & Roberts, P. H. (1996). “Bridging the Research-to Practice Gap with Mainstream Assistance Teams: A Cautionary Tale.” School Psychology Quarterly.

Evertson. C. E. & Harris, A .H. (1992). "Synthesis of Research on Classroom Management."

Educational Leadership 49, 74-78. Harris, A. H. (1991). "Proactive Management: Several Ounces of Prevention." Contemporary

Education 2, spring, 156-60.


Proceedings & Abstracts

Cordray, D., Harris, AH and Harris, TR. (2007) A Closer Look at the VaNTH/ERC Biomedical Engineering Modules: A Method to Examine of the Effects of Selected Core Components of the “Legacy Cycle” and HPL Model. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Honolulu, HI, June, 2007.

Harris, AH, Myer, T, and Baudenbacher, F. A Comparison of Two Senior Bioinstrumentation Lab Experiences. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Education Society Session 831, 1 page (2006).

Cox, MF and Harris, AH. VaNTH Observation System Component Assessment. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session 1693: 8 pages (2006).

Harris, T, Brophy, S, Linsenmeier, R, and Harris, A. Methods for the Dissemination of Educational Reform in Biomedical Engineering, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session 3409: 6 pages (2006).

Cox, MF and Harris, AH. A Comparison of Bioengineering Faculty Members’ Teaching Patterns at One Research University. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session 3530: 5 pages (2004).

Harris, AH, Anderson, D, Brychta, R, Baudenbacher, F. and Galloway, RL. Examining the Laboratory Experience in a Bioinstrumentation Lab. Proceedings of the Biomedical Engineering Education Society Session 492, 1 page (2005).

Cox, MF and Harris, AH. A Comparison of Bioengineering Faculty Members’ Teaching Patterns at One Research University. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session 3530: 5 pages (2004).

Harris, AH and Klein, S. Educational Outreach Using Learning-Theory-Informed Modules. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session XXXX: 5 pages (2004).

Norris, PR, Harris, AH and Washington, C. The VOS Data Manager: Providing Immediate Feedback on Teaching Effectiveness. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Session 1793: 8 pages (2004).

Harris, A.H. and Washington, C.W. Formative Feedback: Providing Bioengineering Professors with Quantitative Measures of their Teaching. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (CD-ROM DEStech Publications) Session 2609: 5 pages (2003).

Cox, M.F. and Harris, A.H. The Significance and Limitations of the VaNTH Observation System within Engineering Classrooms. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (CD-ROM DEStech Publications) Session 1330: 4 pages (2003).

Cox, M.F., Bell, J and Harris, AH. Observing and Quantifying the Bioengineering Classroom Experience. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (CD-ROM Omnipress) Poster Session 3.P.14: 1 page (2003).

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Bell, J, Cox, MF and Harris, AH. Teaching Methods and Student Engagement Patterns in Bioengineering Classrooms. Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (CD-ROM Omnipress) Poster Session 3.P.15: 1 page (2003).

Harris, A.H., Cordray, D.S., and Harris, TR. Measuring What is Happening in Bioengineering Classrooms—An Observation System to Analyze Teaching in Traditional Versus Innovative Classrooms. Proceedings of the Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference (CD-ROM, Omnipress): 2618-2619, 2002.

Harris, A.H., Muratorre, D.M., Harris, T.R., Doud, H. (2001). Developing a Course and Workshop to Maximize Teaching Potential. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education, Oslo, Norway, 8D4-4 to 8D4-8.

Other Text Contributing author in Myers, C. B., & Myers, L. K. (1994). The Professional Educator: A New

Introduction to Teaching and Schools. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Contributing author in Myers, C. B., & Myers, L. K. (1990). An Introduction to Teaching and Schools. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

Harris, A. H. (1988). Sources of Treatment Effects in a Teacher Effectiveness Training Program. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

Reports and Manuals Harris, A.H., Baker, S., Ketchum, A., Klein, S..S., and Metzgar, V.H. (2005) Managing yoUr

Science Classroom Lab Efficiently. TN State Dept. of Education and VU Office of Science Outreach.

Harris, A.H. (2003). VOS: A Manual for the VaNTH Observation System

Harris, A. H. and Evertson, C. M. (2003). Classroom Organization and Management Program, A Workshop Leader’s Guide, sixth edition, Vanderbilt University

Evertson, C. M. and Harris, A. H. (2003). Classroom Organization and Management Program, Elementary Level. sixth edition, Vanderbilt University

Evertson, C. M. and Harris, A. H. (2003). Classroom Organization and Management Program, Secondary Level. sixth edition, Vanderbilt University

Harris, A.H. (1999). Trainer of WSL’s: A Manual, Masters, and Overheads for Preparing and Certifying COMP Workshop Leaders

Evertson, C. M. and Harris, A. H. (1998). Submission to the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory for Inclusion As an Exemplary Program in the NWREL Catalog of School Reform Models for the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (CSRD) [program validation granted based on this document]


Harris, Alene Hawes (1989, August). A Search for Sources of Effects in a Teacher Effectiveness Training Program. AEL Minigrant Report No. 13 (Office of Educational Research Improvement, U. S. Department of Education)

Evertson, C. M., Harris, A. H., & Haus, G.J. (1988). Managing Classroom and Teaching the Mainstreamed Child. (Manual, Dept. of Special Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University)

Haus, G. J., Rieth, H. J., Evertson, C. M., Harris, A. H., & Fuch, L. S. (1988, September). UPWARD Observation System. Research Report #201 (Dept. of Special Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University)

Editing Experience

2007-08 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2007) Hemodynamics Module, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

2007-08 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2007) Skin Elestacity Module, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

2006-07 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2006) LASIK/Optics Module, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

2006-07 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2006) Electrocardiogram, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

2005-06 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2005) Balance Module, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

2005-06 Educational Consultant and Editor for Klein, S. (2005) Iron Cross Module, VIBES (Vanderbilt Instruction in Biomedical Engineering for Secondary Science, Nashville, VaNTH ERC of Vanderbilt University.

1987-88 Text editing for Myers, C. B., & Myers, L. K. (1990). An introduction to teaching and schools. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

1987-88 Text editing for Evertson, C.M., Emmer, E. T., Clements, B. S., Sanford, J. P., & Worsham, M. E. (1989). Classroom management for elementary teachers, (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

1987-88 Text editing for Emmer, E. T., Evertson, C. M., Sanford, J. P., Clements, B. S., & Worsham, M. E. (1989). Classroom Management for Secondary Teachers, (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.


Media Productions

2005 Harris, A.H. and Cox, M.F. Mastering the VOS Observation System. A CD-ROM designed

to assist observers is learning the VaNTH Observation System.

2001 Evertson, C.M. & Harris, A.H. COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning. A program awareness video produced by Stone Productions. Nashville, TN, Leesa Stone producer.

1999 Harris, A.H. COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning – A Powerpoint CD for Facilitating COMP Workshops. A CD-ROM designed to assist COMP Certified Workshop Leaders in conducting workshops.

1999 Harris, A.H. COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning -- A Powerpoint CD for Training Workshop Leaders. a CD-ROM designed to assist COMP Certified Workshop Leaders in conducting workshops.

1998 Evertson, C.M. & Harris, A.H COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning. A program awareness video produced through the Vanderbilt Learning Technology Center, Jan Altman technical director.

1998 Canter & Associates. Managing Behavior in the Diverse Classroom. A graduate-level course of study produced by Canter & Associates, Inc.

1996 Harris, A.H. Classroom Observation Systems. A CD-ROM designed to for use in undergraduate and graduate education course work.

1990 Evertson, C.M. & Harris, A.H. COMP: The Classroom Organization and Management Program. A program awareness video produced through the Vanderbilt Learning Technology Center, Jan Altman technical director.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

2008 Ambassador for International Collaboration for the School of Engineering of Vanderbilt University, with visits to and presentations at the following Universities: University of Montpellier II, France (including the IUFM for teacher preparation and licensure); Grenoble Institute of Technology, France; Technical University of Vienna, Austria; Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany; Technical University of Aachen, Germany.

Guest lecturer, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, Institute

of Continuing Engineering Education. Topic: Applying HPL Learning Theory in Continuing Adult Education

Guest speaker, Technical University of Aachen, Germany, School of Engineering.

Topic: Bioengineering Education 2007 Ambassador for International Collaboration for the School of Engineering of Vanderbilt

University, with visits to and presentations at the following Universities: National University of Singapore; Nan Yang Technical University of Singapore; University of New South Wales, Australia; University of Melbourne, Australia; Indian Institute of Technology of Bombay, India; Indian Institute of Technology of Madras, India; Indian Institute of


Science of Bangalore, India; Fudan University of Shanghai; University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS: CONFERENCES

LeCompte, K. and Harris, A. (October, 2008) The Crossroads of Theory and Practice: Preparing Teachers for Democratic Classrooms. 9th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Decatur, GA.

Harris, Alene H. Getting Off to a Good Start: Proactively beginning the School Year. Presentation

at the Seventh Annual Tennessee LEAD Conference. Nashville, TN (2008, October). Harris, Alene H. Getting Off to a Good Start to Improve Academic Instruction. Presentation at the

Sixth Annual Tennessee LEAD Conference. Nashville, TN (2007, October). Harris, Alene H. Expanding Vocabulary: It’s NOT Greek to Me! Presentation at the Sixth Annual

Tennessee LEAD Conference. Nashville, TN (2007, October). Harris, A. and Klein, S. Getting Started in K-12 Outreach. Presentation at the NSF Annual Meeting

of Engineering Research Centers. Bethesda, MD (2006 November.) Harris, Alene H. Getting Off to a Good Start to Improve Academic Instruction. Presentation at the

Fifth Annual Tennessee LEAD Conference. Nashville, TN (2006, October). Harris, Alene H. and Metzgar, Victoria. Helping Alternatively Certified Science Teachers Maximize

Their Teaching Potential Through Research-Based Classroom Management Strategies in Science Labs. Poster for the NSF-funded Science, Technology, Engineering and Math -Alternative Certification for Teachers Conference. Arlington, VA (May 2006).

Harris, A, Metzgar, V, Klein, S., and Baker, S. A Middle School Science Professional Development

Success (session 430). NSTA National Conference of Science Education. Anaheim, CA (April 2006).

Harris, A, Metzgar, V, Klein, S., and Baker, S. A Middle School Science Professional Development

Success (session 162). NSTA Southern Regional Convention. Nashville, TN (December 2005).

Harris, Alene H. Starting the School Year to Maximize Learning and Improve Behavior.

Presentation at the Fourth Annual Tennessee LEAD Conference. Nashville, TN (2005, October).

Harris, Alene H. and Cox, Monica F. The VaNTH Observation System: A Quantitative

Measurement of Class Change. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA (2004, April).

Harris, Alene H. Support for Managing Learning-Centered Classrooms: The Classroom

Organization and Management Program in the symposium “Beyond Behaviorism.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators. Chicago, IL (1999, February)


Harris, Alene H. Managing Classrooms to Create Effective Learning Environments. Presentation at the annual National Staff Development Conference. Washington, D.C. (1998, December)

Harris, Alene H. COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning. Presentation at the National Rural

Educators Association 90th Annual Conference. Buffalo, NY (1998, October) Harris, Alene H. Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive Results. Presentation at

the National Education Institute -- Teachers' Conference. Sacramento, CA (1997, May) Harris, Alene H. Improving Behavior and Achievement: COMP--the Classroom Organization and

Management Program. Presentation at the Georgia Middle School Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, Georgia (1997, February)

Harris, Alene H. Facilitating Teachers in Managing Classrooms and Creating Effective Learning

Environments. Presentation at the Tenth International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement. Memphis, TN (1997, January)

Harris, Alene H. A Proven Practice of Teacher Collaboration for Improving the Learning

Environment. Presentation at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Annual Meeting. Opryland Conference Center, Nashville, TN (1996, December)

Harris, Alene H. Classroom Management Research: Revisiting the Tried and True and Examining

the New. A presentation at the American Federation of Teachers Conference. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (1995, June)

Harris, Alene H. Classroom Management for the At-Risk Student. Presentation at the Metro

Nashville Chapter One Conference. Nashville, TN (1995, January) Harris, Alene H. Classroom Management: Classroom by Classroom and Schoolwide. A

presentation at the Tennessee Academy for School Leadership -- Superintendent’s Conference (TN State Department of Education). Nashville, TN (1995, January)

Harris, Alene H. Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive Results. Presentation at

the Iowa Behavioral Initiative Fall Symposium. Five Seasons Conference Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1994, September)

Harris, Alene H. Proactive Classroom Management: Setting Up Teachers for Success. Presentation

at the Third National Conference on Alternative Certification, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (1993, April)

Harris, Alene H. A Proactive Management System for Positive Results. Presentation at the Florida

Panhandle Education Annual Conference. Chipley, FL (1993, March) Harris, Alene H. Setting the Stage for Success with the At-Risk Student. Presentation at the Indiana

Fifth Annual At-Risk Student Conference. Indianapolis, IN (1993, February) Harris, Alene H. The Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP). Presentation at

the National Staff Development Council Annual Conference. Washington, D.C. (1992, December)


Harris, Alene H. The Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP). Presentation at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX (1992, November)

Harris, Alene H. The Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP). Presentation at

the Chapter 2/National Diffusion Network/Title II(Eisenhower) Conference. Jackson, MS (1992, April)

Harris, Alene H. Proactive Classroom Management Strategies. Keynote address at the ECIA

Chapter 1 Conference: Educational Excellence Through Staff Development. Annapolis, MD (1991, November)

Harris, Alene H. Preventive Classroom Management. Presentation at the National Sorority of Phi

Delta Kappa Inc. 68th Anniversary Conclave: Educating Minority Youth, the Nation's Challenge. Nashville, TN (1991, July)

Harris, Alene H. Components of Effective Classroom Management. Presentation at the Tennessee

Academy for School Leaders. Gatlinburg, TN (1990, December) Harris, Alene H. The Classroom Organization and Management Program and Domain Two.

Presentation at the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (TASCD). Dallas, TX (1990, November)

Harris, Alene H. Classroom Organization and Management and the Non-Graded Classroom.

Presentation at the Kentucky Primary School Institute. Louisville, KY (1990, October) Harris, Alene H. Taming the Tiger: Effective Classroom Management. Presentation at the Maine

Middle School Conference. Sugarloaf Resort, ME (1990, October) Harris, Alene H. The Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP). Presentation at

the Iowa Student At-Risk Conference. Des Moines, IA (1990, October) Harris, Alene H. COMP: Classroom Organization and Management Program. Presentation at the

West Kentucky Chapter One Conference. Owensboro, KY (1990, September) Harris, Alene H. A Proactive Approach to Classroom Management. Presentation at the Region VI

Annual Spring Administrators' Conference. Conrad, TX (1990, April) Harris, Alene H. Knowing and learning in research on classroom processes: The effects of the

observer on what is observed. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association. Boston (1990, April)..

Harris, Alene H. and Groseclose, James R. A presentation of findings: Teacher effectiveness

training at the preservice level. Presentation at the annual meeting of American Teacher Educators. Las Vegas (1990, February).

School Year Institute of the Tennessee Academy for School Leaders. Evaluating classroom

management: Classroom management fundamentals and indicators of those fundamentals. Jackson, TN (1989, December)


Annual Teacher Education Conference of the Council for Exceptional Assistance Teams: A Non-Radical Approach to Special Education Reform. Memphis, TN (1989, November).

Annual Teacher Education Conference of the Council for Exceptional Children. Variables That

Influence the Efficacy of Field-Based Teacher Training. Memphis, TN (1989, November). Tennessee Federation #242 Council for Exceptional Children. Strategies for Delivering and

Supporting Field-Based Teacher Training. Gatlinburg, TN (1989, September). Harris, A. H. Sources of treatment effects in a teacher effectiveness training program. Paper

presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (1989, March).

South Carolina Conference for Staff Development Programs Approved for ETA Funding. COMP:

Proactive Classroom Management. Florence, South Carolina (1988, spring). New Jersey Academy for Advancement of Teaching and Management State Conference. The

Classroom Organization and Management Program. Newark, New Jersey (1988)

Southeast Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English. Levels of Questioning: Expanding Students' Thinking Skills. Nashville, TN (1981, spring)

Mid-Tennessee Regional Conference of the International Reading Association. Levels of

Questioning: Expanding Students' Thinking Skills. Nashville, TN (1977, spring)

INVITED PRESENTATIONS: WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

2012 Middle Tennessee Teacher Workshop (sponsored by Cumberland University) Workshop: Classroom Management Techniques to Support Constructed Response

Assessment/Instruction (half day) Training of 43 secondary math teachers in proactively managing small group work 2012 Peabody Professional Institute (co-presented with Patrick Schuermann)

Workshop: Beginning Teachers at Independent Schools (5 days) Training of 18 early career teachers in proactively managing a classroom and successfully

navigating the world of the independent school 2012 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate (1 days)

Training of 10 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students (first-year TAs) in principles of effective teaching, with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom and in HPL learning theory and its application through Legacy Cycle

2012 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN – Governor’s Fellows Program

Workshop: Student Behavior and the Consequences You Choose to Use (1 day) A GOTAGS follow-up for 34 first-year alternative certification teachers throughout the state

of TN designated as Governor’s Fellows


2012 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN – Middle Tennessee Program Workshop: Student Behavior and the Consequences You Choose to Use (1 day) A GOTAGS follow-up for 34 first-year alternative certification teachers throughout the state

of TN designated as Governor’s Fellows 2012 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN – East Tennessee Program Workshop: Student Behavior and the Consequences You Choose to Use (1 day) A GOTAGS follow-up for 34 first-year alternative certification teachers throughout the state

of TN designated as Governor’s Fellows

2011 University of Texas at Brownsville, School of Engineering Workshop: Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL)

Framework and Integrating Learning Technology (2 days) Training of 22 professors in various STEM areas in designing HPL-based lessons they will

use with their students 2011 National Middle School Association Booth: Morphemic Approach to Developing Vocabulary Dialogued with over 100 secondary teachers, with following program adoption in schools in

KY and Utah 2011 Getting Off to a Good Start Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start Train the Trainer (2 days) Training 8 staff developers from NC, AL, TX, and TN to facilitate GOTAGS workshops 2011 Peabody Professional Institute (co-presented with Patrick Schuermann)

Workshop: Beginning Teachers at Independent Schools (5 days) Training of 16 early career teachers in proactively managing a classroom and successfully

navigating the world of the independent school 2011 Middle Tennessee Home Educators Association Annual Conference

Seminar: It’s Not Greek to Me! - Teaching Vocabulary through Morpheme-based Instruction

Presentation to approximately 20 homeschooling parents

2011 Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music and Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de Educacion Musical (SiNEM)

Seminar: Managing Your Professional and Personal Life (2 days) Training of 5 SINEM leaders in organizational and management strategies to assist them in

implementing SINEM and maintaining balance personal sanity 2011 Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music and Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de Educacion

Musical (SiNEM), Costa Rica Workshop: Proactively Organizing and Managing Students and Lessons for Appropriate

Behavior and Optimum Learning (5 days) Training of 32 professional musicians in communication and management strategies and

teaching techniques for use in developing community-based youth orchestras


2010 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate (2 days) Training of 9 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students (first-year TAs) in principles of

effective teaching, with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom and in HPL learning theory and its application through Legacy Cycle

2010 Metro Nashville Schools

Seminar: Morphemic-based Vocabulary Instruction Programs That Support Higher-order Think Skills

Presentation to approximately 60 Metro Nashville Secondary Language Arts Teachers

2010 University of Texas Pan American, School of Engineering Workshop: Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL)

Framework and Integrating Learning Technology (2 days) Training of 24 professors in various STEM areas in designing HPL-based lessons they will

use with their students

2010 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Student Behavior and the Consequences You Choose to Use (1 day) A GOTAGS follow-up for 34 first-year alternative certification teachers throughout the state

of TN designated as Governor’s Fellows 2010 Bailey Middle School, Metro Nashville Schools Workshop: Training of a middle school faculty in Getting off to a Good Start: The First

Three Days of School program (1 day) Training of 35 middle school teachers and 2 administrators in proactively beginning the

school year. 2010 Litton Middle School, Metro Nashville Schools Workshop: Training of a middle school faculty in Getting off to a Good Start: The First

Three Days of School program (1 day) Training of 42 middle school teachers and 2 administrators in proactively beginning the

school year. 2010 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN

Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School (GOTAGS) (1 day)

Training of 36 first-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program (East Tennessee)

2010 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School (GOTAGS)

(1 day) Training of 32 first-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification

program (Middle Tennessee) 2010 University of Texas Pan American, School of Engineering

Workshop: Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL) Framework and Integrating Learning Technology (2 days)

Training of 23 professors in various STEM areas in designing HPL-based lessons they will use with their students


2010 Middle Tennessee Home Educators Association Annual Conference Seminar: It’s Not Greek to Me! - Teaching Vocabulary through Morpheme-based

Instruction Presentation to approximately 40 homeschooling parents

2010 Vanderbilt Biomedical Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates Seminar: HPL Learning Theory and Its Application in Lesson Design through the Legacy

Cycle Presentation to summer cohort of 12 undergraduate students from as many universities

2010 Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music and Costa Rica’s Sistema Nacional de Educacion

Musical (SiNEM) Seminar 1: Proactively Organizing and Managing Students and Lessons for Appropriate

Behavior and Optimum Learning (3 days) Seminar 2: Managing Your Professional and Personal Life (2 days) Training of 6 SINEM leaders in organizational and management strategies to assist them in

implementing SINEM and maintaining balance personal sanity 2009 University of Texas Pan American, School of Engineering

Workshop: Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL) Framework and Integrating Learning Technology (2 days)


2009 Maplewood Comprehensive High School

Workshop: Vocabulary Study through Greek Morphemes Training of 8 language arts teachers in methods of teaching morpheme-based vocabulary,

based on the It’s Not Greek to Me! program 2009 Middle Tennessee Beginning Teacher Conference

Seminar: Classroom Management Techniques for Teacher (and Student) Success Presentation to approximately 50 first-year teachers to guide them in proactively managing a

classroom

2009 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Teaching Workshop: HPL Learning Theory and Legacy Cycle Lesson Design (1 day) Training of 12 STEM Ph.D. students in HPL learning theory and Legacy Cycle lesson

design 2009 Stratford Comprehensive High School Seminar: Vocabulary Study through Greek Morphemes Presentation to 14 language arts and science teachers in methods of teaching morpheme-

based vocabulary, based on the It’s Not Greek to Me! program 2009 St. Cecelia Congregation of the Nashville Diocese Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School (1 day)

Training of 50 Dominican Sisters in developing a proactive classroom management plan for starting a school year.


2009 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School (1 day)

Training of 30 first-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program (Middle Tennessee)


Training of 28 first-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program (East Tennessee)

2009 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Student Behavior & the Classroom Consequences You Choose to Use (1 day)

Training of 32 second-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program, including Governor’s Fellows (East Tennessee)

2009 VU STEMES (STEM Education Scholars), of CIRTL (Center for the Integration of

Research, Teaching, and Learning) Workshop: The 12th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Education Scholars Program (2 days) Training of 20 STEM senior graduate students, post doctoral students, and new faculty from

12 Universities in designing and developing HPL-based instructional modules 2009 University of Texas Pan American, School of Engineering

Workshop: – Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL) Framework and Integrating Learning Technology (2 days)


2009 Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, Minnesota Workshop: “How People Learn” in STEM: Designing Effective Instruction (2 days)

Training of 30 engineering professors and 2 secondary science/math teachers in applying HPL learning theory and Legacy Cycle lesson design to their specific courses


Training of 34 first-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program

2009 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Integrating Standards, Assessment, and the Needs of Diverse Learners (1 day)

Training of 32 second-year participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program

2009 University of Texas Pan American, School of Engineering

Workshop: – Designing Effective STEM Instruction Using the How-People-Learn (HPL) Framework and Integrating Learning Technology


http://www.cirtlcafe.net/STEMES2009



2008 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Teaching Workshop: HPL Learning Theory and Legacy Cycle Lesson Design (1 day) Training of 12 STEM Ph.D. students in HPL learning theory and Legacy Cycle lesson

design 2008 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows (2 days) Training of 9 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students in principles of effective teaching, with

an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom 2008 VU STEMES (STEM Education Scholars), of CIRTL (Center for the Integration of

Research, Teaching, and Learning) Workshop: The 12th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Education Scholars Program (2nd of 2 days) Training of 19 STEM senior graduate students, post doctoral students, and new faculty from

12 Universities in designing and developing HPL-based instructional modules 2008 TN State Department of Education - TEACH TN Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School (1 day)

Training of 35 participants in the TEACH TN teacher alternative certification program 2008 Dickson County Schools Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three

Days of School program (2 days) Training 19 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the Dickson County Schools District.

2007 Lawrence County Schools, Lawrenceburg, TN Workshop: System-wide training for administrators in Getting off to a Good Start: The

First Three Days of School program (1 day) Training of 27 K-12 administrators in what teachers should know and do to proactively

begin the school year (1 day) 2007 Lawrence County Schools, Lawrenceburg, TN Workshop: Systemwide training of workshop leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The

First Three Days of School program Training of 28 K-12 teachers (14 in-school teams) to be workshop leaders within their

respective schools (2 days)

2007 NSF Center of Excellence for Learning in Education, Science, and Technology (CELEST) at Boston University

Workshop: “How People Learn” Science and Engineering – Applying HPL and Legacy Cycle to CELEST Modular Instruction

Training in HPL-based lesson design and development for 26 STEM secondary teachers (1 day)

2007 VaNTH ERC in Bioengineering Education & Technology, Vanderbilt University Workshop: “How People Learn” Engineering: A Workshop on Designing Effective

Instruction Training of 20 STEM professors from 6 Universities in designing and developing HPL-

based instructional modules (May)



http://cns.bu.edu/celest


2007 VaNTH ERC in Bioengineering Education & Technology, Vanderbilt University Workshop: “How People Learn” Engineering: A Workshop on Designing Effective


based instructional modules (April) 2007 VaNTH ERC in Bioengineering Education & Technology, Vanderbilt University Workshop: “How People Learn” Engineering: A Workshop on Designing Effective

Instruction Training of 9 STEM professors from 6 Universities in designing and developing HPL-based

instructional modules (February) 2007 VaNTH ERC In Bioengineering Education & Technology, Vanderbilt University Workshop: “How People Learn” Engineering: A Workshop on Designing Effective


based instructional modules (January) 2007 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows (2 days) Training of 12 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students in principles of effective teaching,

with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom 2007 Walker County Schools, Jasper, AL Workshop: Training of K-12 new hires in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three

Days of School program Training of 35 K-12 teachers in proactively beginning the school year

2006 SouthEast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (SEAGAP) Workshop: “Following Up on How People Learn” Science and Engineering Following up with University of Florida minority doctoral students on HPL-based lesson

design and development (1/2 day) 2006 Memphis City Schools Keynote Address and Workshop for new Teachers: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First

Three Days of School (2 days) Keynote speech for 410 new teachers plus additional workshop sessions for the teachers new

to the Memphis City Schools District.

2006 SouthEast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (SEAGAP) Workshop: “How People Learn” Science and Engineering Training in HPL-based lesson design and development for 36 science, math, and engineering

minority doctoral students from University of Florida, University of South Carolina, and Clemson University (1 day)


2006 Memphis City Schools Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three


the Memphis City Schools District.

2006 Decatur County Schools Workshop: Training of a high school faculty in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three

Days of School program (1 day) Training of 35 secondary teachers in proactively beginning the school year.

2006 West Carrol Special School District Workshop: Training of two school faculties in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three

Days of School program (1 day) Training of 62 elementary teachers in proactively beginning the school year.

2006 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. (2 days) Training of 36 administrators in West Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year at

both the school-wide and classroom levels


2006 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. (2 days) Training of 42 administrators in Middle Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year

at both the school-wide and classroom levels

2006 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. (2 days) Training of 40 administrators in East Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year at


2006 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post


an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom

2006 Metro Nashville Schools Workshop: Training in Managing yoUr Science Classroom Effectively (MUSCLE)

Training of 30 middle school science teacher in proactively managing science laboratory classroom experiences (3 days)

2005 Memphis City Schools Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three


the Memphis City Schools District. 2005 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. Training of 28 administrators in West Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year at


2005 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. Training of 32 administrators in Middle Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year

at both the school-wide and classroom levels 2005 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start – Schoolwide and in the Classroom. Training of 30 administrators in East Tennessee in proactively beginning the school year at




doctoral fellows Training of 8 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students in principles of effective teaching, with



doctoral fellows Training of 8 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students in principles of effective teaching, with

an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom 2004 Corona-Norco Independent School District

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School program (2 days)

Training of 16 staff developers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the Beginning Teacher Support and Assistance (BTSA) program in multiple California school districts

2003 Kirkpatrick Elementary School, Nashville, TN

Workshop: Incorporating Higher-Order Questioning Techniques in Teaching Reading Training a school faculty of 40 (teachers, aids, students teachers, administrators) in using the

“Wisconsin Taxonomy of Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Reading Comprehension”

2003 University of Texas at Austin. College of Education Workshop: Training in a Classroom Observation System (2 days) Training of 4 graduate students in using the VaNTH Observation System




2003 Metro Nashville Board of Education, Nashville, TN Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School Training of 67 secondary teachers new to Metro in creating an effective beginning of the

school year (2 days)

2003 Metro Nashville Board of Education, Nashville, TN Workshop: Getting Off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School Training of 12 Metro Peer Assistant Leaders (PALS) to conduct a workshop and assist

teachers in starting the school year (2 days) 2003 Vanderbilt Summer Student Camp Program

Workshop: Creating a Learning Climate at a Summer Day Camp (one-half day) Presentation to 12 camp counselors and program director.


2003 Madison County Board of Education, Huntsville, AL Workshop: Applying Current learning Theory to Curriculum Design & Lesson

Development (2 days) Presentation to 30 secondary history and/or government teachers

2002 Vanderbilt Summer Student Camp Program Workshop: Creating a Learning Climate at a Summer Day Camp (one-half day) Presentation to 15 camp counselors and 2 program directors. 2002 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows Training of 8 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students, and professors in principles of

effective teaching, with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom

2002 Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, F2P2 Program Workshop: Human Development: The Students Whom We Teach (one-half day) Presentation to 12 Vanderbilt doctoral students 2002 Pilasco Ross SERRC, Columbus, OH Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning

program (5 days) Co-training with Dr. Elaine Jones and Carol Skidmore of 36 psychologists and teachers to

be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the various regional educational centers in Ohio.

2002 Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (5 days)

Co-training with Dr. Elaine Jones of 20 administrators and Board Certified teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the Los Angeles Unified Schools District.

2002 Pasco County Schools, Land O’ Lakes, FL Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning

program (5 days) Training 15 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the Pasco County School District. 2002 Biomedical Engineering Department of the University of Washington, Seattle, WA Workshop: Workshop in Biomedical Engineering Education (1 day)

Co-presentation with Drs. Thomas R. Harris, Bob Roselli, and Sean Brophy on developing bioengineering teaching and learning experiences based on HPL learning theory as used in the VaNTH bioengineering lesson innovations at Vanderbilt, Northwestern, UT Austin, and Harvard/MIT Health Sciences.


2002 Alternative Certification Program of Dallas Public Schools, Dallas, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 10 staff developers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for District

Three of the Dallas Independent School District

2002 Jere Baxter Middle School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 35 faculty in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 2002 University of Texas at Austin. Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in a Classroom Observation System Training of 3 graduate students and 2 professors in using the VaNTH Observation System 2001 Marquette University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows Training of 21 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students and professors in principles of


2001 Harvard University/MIT Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows Training of 25 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students, post doctoral fellows, and professors

in principles of effective teaching, with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom


doctoral fellows Training of 12 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students, and professors in principles of


2001 Duke University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows Training of 16 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students and post doctoral fellows in principles

of effective teaching, with an emphasis on applying these principles in the higher education classroom

2000 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Coaching Faculty to Create Effective Conditions for Learning Training of 18 secondary principals in Middle Tennessee in coaching teachers to help them

create and implement an effective proactive classroom management system


2000 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Coaching Faculty to Create Effective Conditions for Learning Training of 15 secondary principals in West Tennessee in coaching teachers to help them

create and implement an effective proactive classroom management system 2000 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Coaching Faculty to Create Effective Conditions for Learning Training of 18 secondary principals in East Tennessee in coaching teachers to help them

create and implement effective proactive classroom management system 2000 Northwestern University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students and post

doctoral fellows Training of 14 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students and post doctoral fellows in principles


2000 Vanderbilt University, Department of Biomedical Engineering Workshop: Training in Principles of Effective Teaching for Ph.D. graduate students, post

doctoral fellows, and professors Training of 18 biomedical engineering Ph.D. students and post doctoral fellows in principles


2000 Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning

program (4 days) Co-training with Dr. Elaine Jones of 21 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be

workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Baltimore City Public Schools, with an emphasis on staff development at the school building level

2000 Pasco County Schools, Land O’ Lakes, FL Workshop: Training for Workshop leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning

program (5 days) Co-training with Dr. Barbara Mullins (UVA) of 20 administrators and teachers to be

workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the Pasco County School District. 2000 Lubbock Independent Schools, Lubbock, TX

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning program (4 days)

Training of 12 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Forth Worth Independent School District, with an emphasis on staff development for new teachers


2000 Forth Worth Independent Schools, Fort Worth, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in COMP: Creating Conditions for Learning

program (3 days) Training of 10 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for Forth Worth Independent School District, with an emphasis on staff development for new teachers

1999 Otter Creek Institute, San Francisco, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; Albuquerque, NM;

Davenport, IA Awareness Workshop Sessions on Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive

Results. 1999 Otter Creek Institute, Milwaukee, WI; Denver, CO; Little Rock, AR

Awareness Workshop Sessions on Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive Results.

1999 Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(5days) Co-training with Dr. Barbara Mullins (UVA) of 20 educational specialists, principals, and

teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Baltimore City Public Schools, with an emphasis on staff development for new teachers

1999 Forth Worth Independent Schools, Fort Worth, TX

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (4 days)

Training of 12 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Forth Worth Independent School District, with an emphasis on staff development for new teachers

1999 Lubbock Independent Schools, Lubbock, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(5 days) Training of 12 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for Lubbock Independent School District, with an emphasis on staff development for new teachers

1999 Dallas Independent Schools (District Two), Dallas, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for District Two of the Dallas Independent School District 1999 Alternative Certification Program of Dallas Public Schools Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 5 staff developers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for District

Three of the Dallas Independent School District


1999 Fresno County Office of Education, Fresno, CA Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(4 days) Training of selected mentor teachers (16) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the California Beginning Teacher Support & Assistance program (BTSA) 1998 North County Professional Development Federation of California State University at San

Marcos, San Marcos, CA Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management:

Part One (3 days) Training of selected staff developers (16) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the North County Professional Development Federation 1998 Brick Church Middle School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of entire school faculty (22) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 1998 Newark Unified School District, Newark, CA Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(5 days) Training of selected mentor teachers (12) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the California Beginning Teacher Support & Assistance program (BTSA) 1998 Dallas Independent Schools (District Three), Dallas, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for District Three of the Dallas Independent School District 1998 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program -- an Integral part of the

Nashville Learning Model (3 days) Training of 18 teachers involved in the Nashville Learning Model in creating and

implementing an effective and integrated proactive classroom management system 1998 Region Twelve Educational Service Center, Waco, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (3

days) Training of 12 educational specialists to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

Region XII ESC 1998 National Education Institute (Midwestern States), Milwaukee, WI; Fargo, ND; Sioux Falls,

SD Awareness Workshop Sessions on Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive

Results.


1998 Baldwin County Board of Education, Fairhope, AL Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (3

days) Training of 10 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

their school district 1998 National Education Institute (Southern States), Jackson, FL; Baton Rouge, LA; Savannah,

GA Awareness Workshop Sessions on Classroom Management: Proactive Strategies for Positive

Results. 1998 Canter & Associates, Santa Monica, CA Video Set for Masters’ Level Course: Elements of Effective Classroom Management (2

days) One of ten presenters contributing in the development of a series of videos to be used in a

masters’ level college program in education; two programs developed and presented include (1) Developing and Teaching Goals, Rules, and Procedures and (2) Routines and Procedures to Enhance Student Accountability.

1998 Monterey County Public Schools, Monterey, CA Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (5 days) Training of selected mentor teachers (12) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the California Beginning Teacher Support & Assistance program (BTSA). 1998 Franklin County Board of Education, Winchester, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of new school faculty (26) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 1997 Paterson Public Schools, Paterson, NJ Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of school faculty members (25) of Martin Luther King, Jr., School and P.S. #29 in

creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity

1997 Paterson Public Schools, Paterson, NJ Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of school faculty members (25) of Martin Luther King, Jr., School in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, with emphasis on cross-class and cross-grade continuity

1997 Franklin County Board of Education, Winchester, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Co-training of the entire middle school faculty (50) of North Scott Junior High School in


1997 Newark Unified School District, Newark, CA Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (5 days) Training of selected mentor teachers (12) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the California Beginning Teacher Support & Assistance program (BTSA).


1997 Glencliff High School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of new school faculty (12) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 1997 Region Four Educational Service Center, Houston, TX Workshop: Updating Certified COMP Workshop Leader (1 day) Updating, retraining, and recertification of 11 Certified COMP Workshop Leaders (TX

Educational Specialists) with 5th Edition 1997 materials 1997 Prince George's County Public Schools, Bowie, MD Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (5 days) Training of selected mentor teachers (18) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

the district's Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) 1997 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program -- an Integral part of the

Nashville Learning Model (3 days) Training of 24 teachers involved in the pilot program of the Nashville Learning Model in

creating and implementing an effective and integrated proactive classroom management system

1997 Alabama State Department of Education, Montgomery, AL Workshop: Updating Certified COMP Workshop Leader (1 day) Updating, retraining, and recertification of 8 Certified COMP Workshop Leaders (AL

teachers and supervisors) with 5th Edition 1997 materials 1997 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leadership (TASL) Workshop: Updating Certified COMP Workshop Leader (2 days) Updating, retraining, and recertification of 12 Certified COMP Workshop Leaders (TN

administrators) with 5th Edition 1997 materials in preparation of their six state-sponsored workshops for school teams

1997 Educational Service Center, Region I, McAllen, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (3

days) Training of 10 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for the Region I area 1997 Memphis City Schools Center for Drug-free Schools Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of school counselors (7) and teachers (18 faculty of Vance Middle School) in



1997 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Jackson, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level II -- Administrators' Workshop for

Becoming a Certified COMP Workshop Leader (4 days) Training and certification of 12 elementary and secondary administrators to be Certified

COMP Workshop Leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools and/or districts 1996 Montgomery Teachers' Academy, Montgomery City Schools, Montgomery, AL Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (3

days) Training of 11 members of the Montgomery Teachers' Academy (outstanding teachers

identified by their system to provide inservice for fellow teachers) to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the school system

1996 Goreville School, Goreville, IL Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of entire school faculty (37) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 1996 J. T. Moore Middle School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of entire school faculty (34) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, with emphasis on school-wide continuity 1996 Memphis City Schools, Title I Program, Memphis, TN Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level II -- Administrators' Workshop for


COMP Workshop Leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Title I teachers in their district 1996 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program -- an Integral part of the

Nashville Learning Model (6 days) Training of 25 teachers involved in the pilot program of the Nashville Learning Model in


1996 Central Junior High School, Lawton, OK Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (6 days - 2 sessions) Training of entire school faculty (58) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of an inner city school serving a military population

1996 Memphis City Schools, Title I Program, Memphis, TN Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level I -- Administrators' Workshop for

Developing Effective Skills in Mentoring Teachers in Effective Classroom Management (4 days)

Training of 14 secondary administrators to be effective mentors in classroom management for their schools


1996 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Jackson, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level II -- Administrators' Workshop for


COMP Workshop Leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools and/or districts 1995 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Murfreesboro, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level I -- Administrators' Workshop for



1995 Betsy Ross Elementary School, Chicago, IL Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Co-training (with Dr. Elaine Willers) of entire school faculty (60) in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the inner city school

1995 Napier Elementary School (a Chapter I school), Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of entire school faculty (33) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the Chapter I child 1995 Hunting Board of Education, Huntingdon, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of entire school faculty of Huntingdon Elementary School (32) in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the Chapter I child

1995 Bordeaux Elementary School (a Chapter I school), Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of entire school faculty (24) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the Chapter I child 1995 Jere Baxter Middle School (a Chapter I school), Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of entire school faculty and administration (25) in creating and implementing an

effective proactive classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the Chapter I child

1995 Fall Hamilton Elementary School (a Chapter I school), Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of entire school faculty (29) in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system, especially as geared to the needs of the Chapter I child


1995 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program -- an Integral part of the

Nashville Learning Model (6 days - 2 sessions) Training of 50 teachers involved in the pilot program of the Nashville Learning Model in


1995 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers, Level I -- Administrators' Workshop for



1995 Education Service Center, Region 13, Austin, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the state of Texas 1995 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Instructional Leaders -- Administrators' Workshop in Mentoring

Teachers in Effective Classroom Management (4 days) Training of 23 secondary, middle school and K-8 principals and assistant principals to be

more effective mentors in their own schools in the area of classroom organization and management

1995 Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of 28 teachers from various Chicago schools in creating and implementing an

effective proactive classroom management system 1995 Hawaii State Department of Education, Honolulu, HI Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(4 days) Training of 16 personnel specialists, resource teachers, facilitators, and teacher mentors to

be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for the seven districts within the state of Hawaii

1995 Alabama State Department of Education, Birmingham, AL Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and

Management (3 days) Training of 12 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for the various educational service centers of Alabama


1995 Education Service Center, Region 4, Houston, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and

Management (3 days) Training of 12 educational specialists, principals, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for the state of Texas 1994 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(4 days) Training of 12 secondary, middle school and K-8 principals and assistant principals to be

workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools 1994 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 20 substitute teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1994 International English Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: How to Set Up a Proactive Classroom (1/2 day) Training of 8 adult ESL teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1994 Charlottesville Albermarle Technical Education Center, Charlottesville, SC Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of faculty of 16 vocational education teachers in creating and implementing an

effective proactive classroom management system 1994 Keystone Elementary School, Johnson City, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of faculty of 28 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1994 Huntingdon Special Schools District, Huntingdon, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of school faculty of 32 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1994 Metro Nashville Public Schools and Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 25 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system 1994 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Jacksonville, TN Workshop: Developing Instructional Leaders -- Administrators' Workshop in Mentoring


workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools


1994 Lauderdale County Public Schools, Ripley, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of 31 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system

1994 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 30 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system 1994 Alabama Department of Education, Montgomery, AL Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the various educational service centers of Alabama 1994 Educational Service Center, Region I, Edinburg, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the Region I area 1994 Dallas Independent Schools, Houston, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the Dallas Independent School District 1994 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Institute for Educational Excellence, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Instructional Leaders -- Administrators' Workshop in Mentoring


more effective mentors in their own schools in the area of classroom organization and management

1994 Houston Independent Schools, Houston, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the Houston Independent School District 1994 Meigs Magnet School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Co-training of entire faculty (32 teachers) with Dr. Elaine Willers in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1994 Rosebank Elementary School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 22 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system


1994 Daviess County School System, Owensboro, KY Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 20 first-year teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1994 Educational Service Center, Region 20, San Antonio, TX Conference: Networking for Veteran Workshop Leaders (1 day) Updating of 7 veteran COMP Certified Workshop Leaders 1994 Education Service Center, Region 20, San Antonio, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the state of Texas 1993 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools 1993 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers (4 days) Training of 24 high school, middle school, and elementary principals and assistant principals

in helping teachers create an effective classroom management system with a positive classroom climate

1993 Neeley's Bend Middle School (Metro Nashville School System), Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Training of 16 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system 1993 Central Indiana Service Center Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Training of 30 elementary and secondary teachers in creating and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1993 Antioch High School (Metro Nashville Schools) Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Training of 10 teachers and 2 administrators in creating and implementing an effective

classroom management system 1993 Waldron Junior/Senior High School, Waldron , IN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Training of 20 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system


1993 Daviess County School System, Owensboro, KY Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 8 teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom

management system

1993 Daviess County School System, Owensboro, KY Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the First-Year Teacher (3 days) Training of 25 first-year teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1993 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools 1993 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers (4 days) Training of 12 high school, middle school, and elementary principals and assistant principals

in helping teachers create an effective classroom management system with a positive classroom climate

1993 Education Service Center, Region 4, Houston, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


(teacher-level trainers) for the state of Texas 1993 Amarillo Independent School District, Amarillo, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 15 educational specialists, administrators, and teachers to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for Amarillo Schools and for the Texas Alternative Certification Program

1993 Arkansas Special Education Resource Center, Little Rock, AR Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 12 administrators and 1 teacher to be workshop leaders (teacher level trainers)

for the state of Arkansas 1992 McComb School District, McComb, MS Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 14 administrators and 1 teacher to be workshop leaders (teacher level trainers)

for the McComb County Schools


1992 Amarillo Independent School District, Amarillo, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 15 administrators to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for Amarillo

Schools 1992 Washington, D. C. Facilitator's Conference for Teachers, Washington, D. C. Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 15 elementary and middle school teachers in creating and implementing an

effective proactive classroom management system 1992 Northwest Nine Subregional Mentor/Intern Project, Elida, OH Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the First-Year Teacher Training of 12 first-year intern teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1992 Northwest Nine Subregional Mentor/Intern Project, Leipsic, OH Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the First-Year Teacher Training of 6 first-year intern teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1992 Northwest Nine Subregional Mentor/Intern Project, Findlay, OH Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the First-Year Teacher Training of 12 first-year intern teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1992 Northwest Nine Subregional Mentor/Intern Project, Defiance, OH Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the First-Year Teacher Training of 15 first-year intern teachers in creating and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1992 Charleston County School District, Charleston, SC Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(4 days) Training of 15 classroom teachers and educational specialists to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) for the Charleston County Schools 1992 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for their schools 1992 Western Arkansas Educational Coop, Branch, AR Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 15 educational specialists and principals to be workshop leaders (teacher-level

trainers) for the state of Arkansas


1992 Pasadena Independent School District, Pasadena, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


trainers) for the state of Texas 1992 Pasadena Independent School District, Pasadena, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


trainers) for the state of Texas 1992 Tennessee Department of Education Tennessee Academy for School Leaders, School Year Institute, Nashville, TN Workshop: Developing Effective Teachers Training of 16 middle school and K-8 principals, assistant principals, and supervisors in

helping teachers create an effective classroom management system with a positive classroom climate

1991 Indiana State Facilitator's Conference for Teachers, Indianapolis, IN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 19 elementary and middle school teachers and principals and university faculty

in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1991 Windham Teacher Academy, Windham, ME Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 27 elementary and secondary teachers in creating and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1991 Coffee County School, Manchester, TN Workshop: Getting the School Year Off to a Good Start Training of 10 elementary and secondary teachers (regular and special education) in

fundamentals of effectively beginning the school year 1991 Education Service Center, Region 4, Houston, TX Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


trainers) for the state of Texas 1991 Education Service Center, Region 4, Houston, TX Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of 35 elementary teachers and principals and Regional Service Center personnel in

creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1991 Education Service Center, Region 20, San Antonio, TX Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of 31 elementary and secondary teachers and principals and Regional Service

Center personnel in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system


1991 Kentucky State Facilitator's Conference for Primary Teachers, General Butler State Park, KY

Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the Non-graded Primary Classroom

Training of 25 primary teachers (grades 1 through 3), principals, supervisors, and university faculty in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, with a focus on the nongraded classroom

1991 Kentucky Primary Institute, Louisville, KY Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management for the Non-graded Primary

Classroom Training of 30 primary teachers (grades 1 through 3), principals, supervisors, and district-

level personnel in creating and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system, with a focus on the multigrade classroom

1991 Hickman County Schools, Centerville, TN Workshop: Keeping the Pebble from Hitting the Pond (1 day) Training of 75 secondary teachers in preventive classroom management techniques to teach

and maintain appropriate behavior

1991 Maine State Facilitator’s Conference for Teachers, Bennington, VT Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 18 elementary teachers and principals in creating and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1991 Augusta, ME Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 18 elementary and middle school teachers and principals in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Indiana State Facilitator's Conference for Teachers, Indianapolis, IN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program (3 days) Training of 22 elementary and middle school teachers and principals in creating and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Metro Nashville Teacher Center, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (7 evening classes) Training of 20 district middle school teachers in structuring and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1990 Brown Elementary School, Hendersonville, TN Workshop: Preventive Classroom Management (1/2 day) Training of entire elementary school faculty in preventive classroom management

1990 Public Schools of Guam, Agana, Guam Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (2 days) Training of 31 middle school and secondary teachers, principals, and supervisors in creating

and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Haywood County Public Schools, Brownsville, TN Workshop: Two Systems for Classroom Observation (1 day) Training of principals and supervisors in classroom observation techniques


1990 Solana Beach School District, Solano Beach, CA Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 21 district teachers and principals and UCLA education faculty in structuring

and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Solana Beach School District, Solano Beach, CA Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 22 district teachers and principals in structuring and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1990 Busbee Elementary School, Wagoner, SC Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of entire faculty (32) in structuring and implementing an effective proactive

classroom management system 1990 Regional Service Center 6, Bryan, TX Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 17 teachers from 12 elementary and secondary schools in Region 6 in structuring

and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Regional Service Center 4, Houston, TX Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 30 district supervisors, principals, and teachers in Region 4 in structuring and

implementing an effective proactive classroom management system 1990 Regional Service Center 18, Midland, TX Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 25 special education and bilingual intern teachers participating in the Texas

Alternative Certification Program in structuring and implementing an effective proactive classroom management system

1990 Haywood County School District, Brownsville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 22 district elementary teachers in structuring and implementing an effective

proactive classroom management system 1990 Hickman County School District, Centerville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management (3 days) Training of 25 district elementary and secondary teachers in structuring and implementing

an effective proactive classroom management system 1989 Akiva School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Management and Organization - Beginning the School Year Presentation to entire faculty on ways to structure efficient classroom management, with

emphasis on room arrangement, rules and procedures, managing student work, and consequence systems


1989 Columbia, Missouri Public Schools Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program for Beginning Teachers

(2 days) Co-presentation with Dr. Carolyn Evertson to beginning teachers and their mentors on

structuring an effective proactive classroom management system 1988 Haynes Middle School, Nashville, TN Workshop: Managing the Classroom and Teaching the Mainstreamed Child Presentation to entire faculty on ways to efficiently organize and manage classroom and

instruction, with emphasis on integrating the mainstreamed student 1987 McNairy County Board of Education, Tennessee Workshop: Classroom Management and Effective Use of Time (2 days). Training 16 elementary and secondary school principals to train their teachers in classroom

management and effective use of time.

1986-87 Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TN Trainer for the Effective Use of Time Program (9 months). Training entire faculty of 48 elementary and secondary teachers to improve effective use of

classroom time, including collecting and analyzing observation data, providing feedback, training teachers in peer observation techniques, and 30 structured workshops in classroom organization and student behavior and motivation, interactive instruction, and lesson design.

REQUESTED PRESENTATIONS: WORKSHOPS

2008 University Club of Nashville at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School program (2 days)

Training of 6 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for schools in Tennessee and Mississippi.

2007 University Club of Nashville at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Getting off to a Good Start: The First Three Days of School program (2 days)

Training of 8 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for schools in Tennessee and Mississippi.

2007 VaNTH Engineering Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Observing and Quantifying the Classroom Experience (3 days)

Training of 6 doctoral students from the University of Texas at Austin, one doctoral student from Vanderbilt University, and one independent educational consultant in the VaNTH Observation System (VOS).

2002 VaNTH Engineering Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Observing and Quantifying the Classroom Experience (3 days)

Training of 6 doctoral students from the University of Texas at Austin, one doctoral student from Vanderbilt University, and one independent educational consultant in the VaNTH Observation System (VOS).


2001 Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN Workshop: Classroom Organization and Management Program -- an Integral part of the

Nashville Learning Model (3 days) Training of 18 middle school teachers in creating conditions for learning through developing

and implementing an effective and integrated proactive classroom management system 2000 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management,

plus Training of a Certified COMP Trainer of Trainers (4 days) Training of 28 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

school districts

1999 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management,

plus Training of Certified COMP Trainer of Trainers (4 days) Training of 16 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

school districts

1998 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management,

plus Training of Certified COMP Trainer of Trainers (5 days) Training of 10 administrators and teachers to be workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for

school districts 1997 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(3 days) Training of 7 graduate students and 2 educational consultants to be workshop leaders

(teacher-level trainers) 1996 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Mentoring the Development of Effective Teachers Training of 9 university graduate students involved in supervision of student teachers to be

more effective formative evaluators and coaches for student teachers 1995 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management (4

days) Training of 11 university professors, graduate students, teachers, and administrators to be

workshop leaders (teacher-level trainers) for districts or American territories

1994 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management

(4 days) Training of 24 teachers, administrators, and consultants to be workshop leaders (teacher-

level trainers) for districts or American territories




level trainers) for states and/or their respective regions of the United States Additional training of 4 certified workshop leaders for statewide and/or multistate

certification 1992 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


level trainers) for states and/or their respective regions of the U.S. Additional training of 7 certified workshop leaders for states and/or American territories in

their respective regions of the United States and the Pacific 1991 Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Workshop: Training for Workshop Leaders in Classroom Organization and Management


level trainers) for states and/or American territories in their respective regions of the United States and the Pacific


(5 days) Training 12 teachers and principals from 5 states to be workshop leaders (teacher-level

trainers) for states in their respective regions of the United States RESEARCH GRANTS/EXTERNAL FUNDING 2007-present Evaluation liason for Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning

(CIRTL). Coordinate evaluation efforts various aspects of CIRTL on VU campus, including multiple Teaching as Research projects administered through the Center for Teaching and cross-institutional survey efforts.

2004-2007 Co-investigator with Metro Nashville Math-Science Partnership grant funded by the

State Department of Education "Summer Science Academy to Improve Highly Qualified Status of Middle School Science Teachers" (#4-26-100-2083).

2003-2004 Project Coordinator for the NSF GK12 Research Experiences for Teachers grant,

Alliance for the Enhancement of Science Education and Technology. Work with secondary science teachers in developing curriculum materials.

2001-2003 Co-Investigator for VaNTH Research Experiences for Teachers, Bob Sherwood

principal investigator. Work with secondary science teachers in developing curriculum materials and classroom assessments and in the national dissemination of these materials.


2001-2003 Co-investigator for Credit subsection of CATALYST grant, John Bransford principal investigator. Developed supplemental course-based material to be used in teacher-preparation courses to assist students in meeting students’ needs of excellence and equity.

1998-present Co-investigator for Vanderbilt Northwestern Texas Harvard/MIT Engineering

Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies (VaNTH), NSF grant # EEC987363 (25% of salary)

Prepared section on coursework in education for engineering graduate students; assisted in site visit practice and in site visit preparations

1989-96 Project Coordinator and National Trainer for National Diffusion Network Project

COMP, Grant #RO73A90006, Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

Co-authored grant with Carolyn Evertson; developed two teacher manuals (one each elementary and secondary), developed trainer manual, developed graphics arts support materials for workshops, developed and conducted workshops for teachers, developed and conducted workshops for trainers of teachers, mentored and developed selected trainers of trainers, coordinated data collection for all workshops across U.S., worked with Carolyn Evertson on yearly reports for continued funding (e.g., prepared text, compiled and analyzed data, prepared graphs and charts)

1988-91 Project Coordinator, Project UPWARD, Grant #G00873208, Dept. of Special

Education, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Developed observation sites, developed observation instruments, developed training

materials for observers, trained 10 observers, developed workshop training materials for teachers, conducted workshops to train teachers, collected data, compiled and organized all data collected over the three-year period, worked with co-principle investigators Herb Reith and Carolyn Evertson in interpreting data

1988 Appalachia Educational Laboratory Minigrant ($1,650) Authored the grant and was sole recipient of funds to expand dissertation research TEACHING 2008 At the request of the Director of Secondary Education of the Department of Teaching

and Learning, revised both the ED3510 course and the ENED2280/ENED3040 course, based on survey feedback from recent program and on NCATE standards.

Courses Taught

2012 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2012 (spring) ENED3270: Classroom Management and Organization 2011 (fall) ENED2280/ENED3040: Language Study in Elementary and Secondary

Classrooms/Perspectives on the English Language 2011 (fall) ENED3270: Classroom Management and Organization 2011 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools


2011 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2010 (spring) ENED3270: Classroom Management and Organization 2010 (fall) ENED2280/ENED3040: Language Study in Elementary and Secondary

Classrooms/Perspectives on the English Language 2010 (fall) ENED3270: Classroom Management and Organization 2010 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2010 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2009 (fall) ENED2280/ENED3040: Language Study in Elementary and Secondary

Classrooms/Perspectives on the English Language 2009 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2009 (spring) HDC3871: Orientation to the Classroom 2009 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2008 (fall) ENED2280/ENED3040: Language Study in Elementary and Secondary

Classrooms/Perspectives on the English Language (revised course) 2008 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools (revised course) 2008 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2007 (fall) ED3500: Foundations of Education 2007 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2007 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2006 (fall) ED3500: Foundations of Education 2006 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2006 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2005 (fall) ED3500: Foundations of Education 2005 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2005 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2004 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 2004 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2004 (spring) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2003 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 2003 (summer) ED3510: Advanced Teaching in Secondary Schools 2002 (fall) ED3951: Advanced Elementary Education Practicum 2002 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 2001 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 2000 (fall) ED3500-a: Seminar on Teaching and Schools ED3500-b: Seminar on Teaching and Schools (for STEM Ph.D. students) 1999 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1999 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1998 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1998 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1997 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1997 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1996 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1996 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1995 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1995 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools


1994 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1994 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1993 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1993 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1992 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1992 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1991 (fall) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1991 (summer) ED3500: Seminar on Teaching and Schools 1987 (spring) ED1020: Introduction to Teaching and Schools

SERVICE Professional

2012 Reviewer for Journal of Engineering Education submitted articles






2006 Co-chair of Education Session of the NSF Engineering Research Centers Yearly Conference



2002 Reviewer for National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Teachers program

2001 Reviewer for AERA proposals

2000 Reviewer for AERA proposals

2000 Consultant for Edward Kemble Elementary School (60 faculty and staff), Sacramento, CA, advising on CSRD grant fulfillment

1997-99 Consultant for Metro Nashville Teacher Center for coordinating classroom management workshops

1994-97 Consultant for Metro Nashville Schools, Nashville, TN, for development and implementation of the Nashville Learning Model, an integrated academic and management model for classroom teachers


Community

2006-2008 Served on Personnel Committee of First Baptist Church

2004 Provided workshop in lesson design for teachers of adult Sunday School classes at First Baptist Church, Nashville

2003 Served on fund-raising committee for the Women’s Downtown Ministry Center of First Baptist Church

2000-present Serve on teaching team (with other college professors) of adult Sunday School class of FBC, Nashville.

1995-98 Served as co-coordinator for First Baptist Church Adopt-a-Student program to match college student new to Nashville with nurturing families

University

2010 Provided 1/2 day workshop through the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching

for CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) Teaching Fellows on “Using HPL Theory in Lesson Design and Instruction”


for CIRTL (Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning) Teaching Fellows on “Using HPL Theory in Lesson Design and Instruction”


on “Using the Angelo & Cross Classroom Assessment Techniques“ (advanced-level session)

2004-present Sponsored student-initiated organization Ozark Christian Ministries (an organization to recruit and develop summer camp counselors)

2003-2004 Served as member of University-wide task force on electronic course management options

2003-2004 Served as faculty support for Intervarsity

2003 Provided 1/2 day workshop to the Vanderbilt Summer Student Camp Program on “Creating a Learning Climate at a Summer Day Camp”

2002 Provided 1/2 day workshop to the Center for Teaching on “Human Development – the Students Whom We Teach”

2002 Provided 1/2 day workshop to the Vanderbilt Summer Student Camp Program on “Creating a Learning Climate at a Summer Day Camp”

College

2012 Keynote speaker for Alpha Delta Phi educational fraternity induction.




1999-00 Served on Committee on Teaching

1999-00 Served on GATEWAY Committee

1996-98 Served on Committee on Academic Standards and Committee on Teaching

1997-00 Worked with CGSA (Christian Graduate Students Association), a Peabody branch of Intervarsity

Department

2012 Hosted Ph.D. Student Recruitment dinner.





2004 Provided independent studies as needed for student (1) to extend competencies for secondary teaching and (2) to complete needed credit hours for degree.

2002-2004 Served on Secondary Education Committee

2001-2002 Provided independent studies as needed for student (1) to complete competencies for second teaching endorsement, (2) to complete one-hour of credit needed for degree, and to (2) to continue to reflect on the student teaching experience.

1999-2003 Provided each semester as requested an overview of management principles for elementary undergraduate students

1998-2003 Provided yearly as requested a special seminar in vocabulary development for secondary English majors

1996-2003 Provide yearly as requested a special training for graduate students in classroom management and in conducting classroom management workshops

Documents

Curriculum Vita ALENE HAWES HARRIS PERSONAL ...Alene H. Harris, Curriculum Vita, December 2012 page 1 of 49 Curriculum Vita ALENE HAWES HARRIS PERSONAL INFORMATION Office: Box 541,